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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Board of Trustees, Place 2

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Leander ISD
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked3-way race
Meg DeanMeg DeanNonpartisan
Perla Muñoz HopkinsNonpartisan
Chitra NedunChitra NedunNonpartisan
On ballot as
Meg Dean
Perla Muñoz Hopkins
Chitra Nedun
Current role
Technical writer; says she works in quantum computing
Not found
Technology leader (per her candidate bio)
Background
  • BA, Colorado College (per her candidate bio)
  • Taught writing, New Orleans Charter Middle School, before Hurricane Katrina (per candidate)
  • Later a technical writer (per candidate)
  • New Orleans native (per her candidate bio)
  • Moved to Leander ISD in 2015; lives in Cedar Park (per her candidate bio)
  • Three children in district schools (per her candidate bio)
  • Three master's degrees: teaching, adult education and Spanish (per candidate)
  • Former Leander ISD teacher; U.S. Air Force veteran (per campaign)
  • Taught PreK-12, public schools in Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas (per candidate)
  • Taught PreK-12, Department of Defense, Germany (per candidate)
  • Parent of three Leander ISD graduates (per her candidate bio)
  • Master's in computer science and certificate in AI applications, UT Austin (per candidate)
  • Technology leader, 20-plus years (per candidate)
  • Specialties: operational efficiencies, data management and AI (per candidate)
  • Parent of a Canyon Ridge Middle School student and a Vandegrift High School graduate (per her candidate bio)
Experience
  • Spoke against school closures at Leander ISD board meetings, 2025 (per her candidate bio)
  • Volunteer: school events, a school committee and a district committee (per candidate)
  • Ran for lieutenant governor (March 3, 2026 Republican primary); lost
  • Ran for Texas House District 19 (March 1, 2022 Republican primary); lost
  • Served on the Leander ISD Curriculum Committee (per her candidate bio)
  • Volunteer, Austin Tamil School (per candidate)
  • Volunteer, VTSeva and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (per candidate)
Top priorities
  • Running "to keep schools open, address district financial sustainability, and prioritize student outcomes and well-being" (campaign site)
  • "I want to secure district financial planning to (1) prevent school closures and (2) prevent other cuts that would greatly compromise district quality."
  • "I would like to stop the threat of school closures."
  • "Academics: Foundational Reform, Best Practices & Students First"
  • "Terminate LISD Police Dept" and "continue partnerships with LISD Corridor Police, Constables, Sheriffs, SROs, LISD Marshalls"
  • "Parental Rights: TEC Chapter 26, Parents are Partners in Education."
  • "Guaranteed annual raises and incentives for Personnel to meet/exceed the national average and cost-of-living in Greater Austin."
  • "We must Reduce the Budget and Provide Tax Relief to LISD Families."
  • "Improve Student Outcomes: Prioritizing growth, achievement, and student well-being."
  • "Support & Retain Teachers: Ensuring educators have the tools and retention incentives to thrive."
  • "Protect Classroom Funding: Directing resources where they matter most"
  • "Strengthen Fiscal Responsibility: Enhancing budget oversight and transparent use of funds to reduce taxpayer burden."
  • "Ensure Family Confidence: Rebuilding trust through open communication and collaborative partnership."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: Community Impact Q&A: "If elected, I would reach out to other officials about the need to repair funding shortfalls."
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: Candidate bio on the district's election page lists "Quality Instructional Materials and Curriculum aligned with TEKS" among her priorities
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: Candidate bio on the district's election page: "We must Reduce the Budget and Provide Tax Relief to LISD Families."
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: Community Impact Q&A: priorities include "smart budgeting through strategic, long-term planning and advocating for mandate-matched state funding"
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
  • Texas Latino Conservatives PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Moms for Liberty Williamson County, TX (listed by campaign)
  • Austin Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
  • Williamson County Democratic Party
  • Jim Penniman-Morin, Cedar Park City Mayor (listed by campaign)
  • Michael Endres, Cedar Park City Councilman, Place 4 (listed by campaign)
  • Shweta Padmanabha, Cedar Park City Councilwoman, Place 6 (listed by campaign)
  • Annette Sponseller, Leander City Councilwoman, Place 4 (listed by campaign)
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  • Andrew Naudin, Leander City Councilman, Place 5 (listed by campaign)
  • Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia, Leander ISD Board of Trustees, Place 2 (listed by campaign)
  • Pooja Sethi, Candidate for Texas House of Representatives D47 (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
megdean.org
perlahopkins.com
chitraforlisd.com
Meg Dean

Meg Dean

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Meg Dean
Current role
Technical writer; says she works in quantum computing
Background
  • BA, Colorado College (per her candidate bio)
  • Taught writing, New Orleans Charter Middle School, before Hurricane Katrina (per candidate)
  • Later a technical writer (per candidate)
  • New Orleans native (per her candidate bio)
  • Moved to Leander ISD in 2015; lives in Cedar Park (per her candidate bio)
  • Three children in district schools (per her candidate bio)
Experience
  • Spoke against school closures at Leander ISD board meetings, 2025 (per her candidate bio)
  • Volunteer: school events, a school committee and a district committee (per candidate)
Top priorities
  • Running "to keep schools open, address district financial sustainability, and prioritize student outcomes and well-being" (campaign site)
  • "I want to secure district financial planning to (1) prevent school closures and (2) prevent other cuts that would greatly compromise district quality."
  • "I would like to stop the threat of school closures."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: Community Impact Q&A: "If elected, I would reach out to other officials about the need to repair funding shortfalls."
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
megdean.org

Perla Muñoz Hopkins

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Perla Muñoz Hopkins
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Three master's degrees: teaching, adult education and Spanish (per candidate)
  • Former Leander ISD teacher; U.S. Air Force veteran (per campaign)
  • Taught PreK-12, public schools in Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas (per candidate)
  • Taught PreK-12, Department of Defense, Germany (per candidate)
  • Parent of three Leander ISD graduates (per her candidate bio)
Experience
  • Ran for lieutenant governor (March 3, 2026 Republican primary); lost
  • Ran for Texas House District 19 (March 1, 2022 Republican primary); lost
Top priorities
  • "Academics: Foundational Reform, Best Practices & Students First"
  • "Terminate LISD Police Dept" and "continue partnerships with LISD Corridor Police, Constables, Sheriffs, SROs, LISD Marshalls"
  • "Parental Rights: TEC Chapter 26, Parents are Partners in Education."
  • "Guaranteed annual raises and incentives for Personnel to meet/exceed the national average and cost-of-living in Greater Austin."
  • "We must Reduce the Budget and Provide Tax Relief to LISD Families."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: Candidate bio on the district's election page lists "Quality Instructional Materials and Curriculum aligned with TEKS" among her priorities
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: Candidate bio on the district's election page: "We must Reduce the Budget and Provide Tax Relief to LISD Families."
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Latino Conservatives PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Moms for Liberty Williamson County, TX (listed by campaign)
  • Austin Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
perlahopkins.com
Chitra Nedun

Chitra Nedun

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Chitra Nedun
Current role
Technology leader (per her candidate bio)
Background
  • Master's in computer science and certificate in AI applications, UT Austin (per candidate)
  • Technology leader, 20-plus years (per candidate)
  • Specialties: operational efficiencies, data management and AI (per candidate)
  • Parent of a Canyon Ridge Middle School student and a Vandegrift High School graduate (per her candidate bio)
Experience
  • Served on the Leander ISD Curriculum Committee (per her candidate bio)
  • Volunteer, Austin Tamil School (per candidate)
  • Volunteer, VTSeva and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (per candidate)
Top priorities
  • "Improve Student Outcomes: Prioritizing growth, achievement, and student well-being."
  • "Support & Retain Teachers: Ensuring educators have the tools and retention incentives to thrive."
  • "Protect Classroom Funding: Directing resources where they matter most"
  • "Strengthen Fiscal Responsibility: Enhancing budget oversight and transparent use of funds to reduce taxpayer burden."
  • "Ensure Family Confidence: Rebuilding trust through open communication and collaborative partnership."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: Community Impact Q&A: priorities include "smart budgeting through strategic, long-term planning and advocating for mandate-matched state funding"
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Williamson County Democratic Party
  • Jim Penniman-Morin, Cedar Park City Mayor (listed by campaign)
  • Michael Endres, Cedar Park City Councilman, Place 4 (listed by campaign)
  • Shweta Padmanabha, Cedar Park City Councilwoman, Place 6 (listed by campaign)
  • Annette Sponseller, Leander City Councilwoman, Place 4 (listed by campaign)
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  • Andrew Naudin, Leander City Councilman, Place 5 (listed by campaign)
  • Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia, Leander ISD Board of Trustees, Place 2 (listed by campaign)
  • Pooja Sethi, Candidate for Texas House of Representatives D47 (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
chitraforlisd.com

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